How to sort List<T> on two criteria at same time.

[fastestindian]

Hi,
I am working on the project where i show a list of Log Records.

my list is as follows.

Original list
Id Time Event Details
1 1 Error1 xyz
2 1 Error3 xyz
3 1 Error2 xyz
4 1 Error1 xyz
5 1 Error2 xyz


I first create the custom object of (Id,Time,Event, Details) and value (1, 1, Error1, xyz).
I call it TableRowElements.

like this i create List<TableRowElements>.

Now I want to sort the record according to Event but while doing that i also need to see that Event are in order

for example

Final List should be

Id Time Event Details
1 1 Error1 xyz
4 1 Error1 xyz
3 1 Error2 xyz
5 1 Error2 xyz
2 1 Error3 xyz

I am using Icompare for this .

I am getting the values sorted but only on 1 field 'Event'. After sorting the list does not keep its order.

I am not sure how to sort this list on 2 criterias. I am working on WinCE 6.0.

Thanks,
Sachin

[Plater]

If you are overriding the Compare function , you can decide explicitly what order they go in.

[fastestindian]

Issue is not that.

I am able to sort the record on the 'Event' names but after sorting it is not able to maintain the chronological order i.e. the order of the 'Id'.

Id Time Event Details
1 1 Error1 xyz
4 1 Error1 xyz
5 1 Error2 xyz
3 1 Error2 xyz
2 1 Error3 xyz

it should be
Id Time Event Details
1 1 Error1 xyz
4 1 Error1 xyz
3 1 Error2 xyz
5 1 Error2 xyz
2 1 Error3 xyz

i also want to know whether the sorting can be possible for two fields as we do in the database i.e. order by Event, Id

[Plater]

So in your compare function sort FIRST on the ID, then sort on the Event